Lythraceae

Loosestrife family, herbs, shrubs to trees with flaky bark. Leaf entire and often opposite, lacks punctate gland dots. Flower has prominent hypanthium, calyx lobes valvate from hypanthial apex, petals crumpled in bud, stamens often numerous and of different length. Fruit usually capsule.

Cuphea llavea — Mobot September, 2019
Lagerstroemia indica (crape myrtle) — Mobot August 2018

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